HC Deb 04 August 1922 vol 157 c1911W
Mr. HANNON

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give any indication of the proportion of the world's cotton crop for 1922 which will be produced in all parts of the British Empire?

Sir P. LLOYD-GREAME

The most reliable estimates of the world's cotton crop for 1922 at present available indicate that approximately 17 per cent. of the total will be grown in the British Empire, including nearly 16½ per cent. grown in India.